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Intel Core i5 3470
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See full details Intel Xeon L5530 vs Core i5 3470 |
Released August, 2009
Intel Xeon L5530
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5530
 | Much lower typical power consumption 48.75W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Slightly more l3 cache 8 MB | | More threads 8 |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
8.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3470
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | Much better performance per dollar 2.7 pt/$ |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of L5530 vs 3470 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 8.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 48.75W | vs | 86.05W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Slightly more l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | 2.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Supports more RAM | 147,456 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 4.5x more RAM | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | More than 35% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.7 pt/$ | vs | 0.22 pt/$ | Around 12.2x better performance per dollar | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,906 | vs | 1,018 | More than 85% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark score | 6,607 | vs | 4,351 | More than 50% better PassMark score | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Better performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | vs | 2.86 pt/W | Around 55% better performance per watt | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon L5530 vs Core i5 3470
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5530 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 60W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | 31.22 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | 84.62 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.86 pt/W | 4.41 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 48.75W | 86.05W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
| Data rate | 46,928 MB/s | 2,560 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon L5530 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
| Transistor count | 731,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | Unknown - 1.13V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 147,456 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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